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  2. Mysterious sonic booms rattle SoCal coast, and more are ... - AOL

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    The new report acknowledging the reach of sonic booms comes after officials at the base also disclosed plans to significantly ramp up the number of rocket launches, tripling blast-offs from about ...

  3. The sonic boom that rattled Orange County? Military says no ...

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    According to the U.S. Air Force website, a sonic boom can sound like thunder and is typically caused by a jet moving faster than sound, “about 750 miles per hour at sea level.”

  4. What was that ‘boom’ in the air Friday morning, was NASA ...

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    A Space-X Falcon 9 rocket caused a sonic boom Saturday around Ventura, but no. Didn’t happen Friday. More likely it was testing in the desert east of Edwards of the X-59 and its 38-foot-long nose.

  5. Sonic boom - Wikipedia

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    The sound of a sonic boom depends largely on the distance between the observer and the aircraft shape producing the sonic boom. A sonic boom is usually heard as a deep double "boom" as the aircraft is usually some distance away. The sound is much like that of mortar bombs, commonly used in firework displays. It is a common misconception that ...

  6. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX successfully launched its 31st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-31) mission to the International Space Station on Monday evening. The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 9 ...

  7. Skyquake - Wikipedia

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    The solar wind's equivalent of a sonic boom in the solar-system plasma medium can accelerate protons up to millions of miles per minute – as much as 40 percent of the speed of light. [citation needed] This is a proven source of auroras, but has never yet been shown to be sufficiently forceful and sufficiently abrupt to cause a "boom".

  8. Area residents could hear sonic booms again today - AOL

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    Feb. 21—SWANTON — Allen County residents could hear sonic booms again today as the 180th Fighter Wing of the Toledo Air National Guard conducts a pair of functional check flights.

  9. Area residents could hear sonic booms today - AOL

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    Feb. 20—SWANTON — Allen County residents could hear sonic booms today as the 180th Fighter Wing of the Toledo Air National Guard conducts a pair of functional check flights.